Title: If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You Author: Kelly Cutrone with Meredith Bryan Genre: Non-fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $22.99 (hardback) I wish I could remember how I came across Kelly Cutrone and her book If You Have to Cry, Go Outside. I think I…
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What’s YOUR Secret?
Everyone has secrets, even those who claim they are open books. Often secrets are things of which people are ashamed, or are scared to admit for one reason or another. Perhaps one person has a deep desire to be a writer, while another secretly despises their best friend. Everyone–at one point or another–has loved and…
“Stay close to any sounds/That make you glad you are alive.”
Title: The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, the Great Sufi Master Author: Hafiz (Translated by Daniel Ladinsky) Genre: Non-fiction, Poetry Publication Date: 1999 Purchase Price: $17.00 (paperback) I spent a lot of time in high school English classes what all the fuss was about when it came to poetry. Other than my already-noted affinity for Shakespeare,…
The Well-Timed F@%k: The Art of Swearing
You do it after a long work day; when you’re stressed; when you’re excited, or angry, or depressed; I recently did it after stubbing my toe. Most people curse — anything from “Fiddlesticks!” to the seven words you can’t say on television (NSFW). In fact, the concept of cursing is so engrained in our culture…
“You have to have a real love in your heart to do this for people.”
Title: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders Author: Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry Genre: Non-fiction, True Crime Publication Date: 1974 Purchase Price: $14.95 (Paperback) On August 9, 1969, five people–Steven Parent, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski, and an 8 months-pregnant Sharon Tate–were brutally murdered in their home at 10050 Cielo Drive…